Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor was 86.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
86.7%
Change on year
up 142.8%
World rank
17th
of 37 countries
All-time high
86.7%
in 2020
All-time low
19.9%
in 2006
Years of data
6
2006–2020

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Viet Nam, 2006–2020

204060802006201320202006: 19.9 <$2.15 a day2010: 38.5 <$2.15 a day2012: 40.9 <$2.15 a day2014: 39.4 <$2.15 a day2018: 35.7 <$2.15 a day2020: 86.7 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

In 2020, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Viet Nam stood at 86.7%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 142.8% on the previous year and up 125.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Viet Nam peaked at 86.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2006.

Viet Nam ranks 17th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Viet Nam, 2006 to 2020.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2006 19.9%
2010 38.5% +93.7%
2012 40.9% +6.2%
2014 39.4% -3.8%
2018 35.7% -9.2%
2020 86.7% +142.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.9% 19.9% 19.9% 1
2010s 38.6% 35.7% 40.9% 4
2020s 86.7% 86.7% 86.7% 1

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 14 Chile 95.2% compare
  2. 15 Kosovo 92.3% compare
  3. 15 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 92.3% compare
  4. 18 Argentina 85.2% compare
  5. 19 Georgia 77.6% compare
  6. 20 Costa Rica 75.2% compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

More work & labour data for Viet Nam

All data for Viet Nam →

Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Viet Nam?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Viet Nam was 86.7% in 2020, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 86.7% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2006.
How does Viet Nam rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor?
Viet Nam ranks 17th out of 37 countries with data for 2020.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 125.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Viet Nam. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE. Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/poverty-headcount-reduction-percent-all-social-protection-and-labor-extreme-poor-2-15-a/viet-nam/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/poverty-headcount-reduction-percent-all-social-protection-and-labor-extreme-poor-2-15-a/viet-nam/">Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Viet Nam</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 371 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty headcount reduction due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount